Novak, 30, has bounced around the NFL, but he hasn’t kicked in a regular-season game since 2008. He is 19-of-30 on field goals in his career. The San Diego native was with the Chargers last summer and he was recently cut by the Jets.

The Chargers like Novak’s leg, but it is a tad scary that a playoff-caliber team is going to have to rely on a kicker with just 30 career field-goal attempts. But that’s life in the NFL when you adjust for injuries.